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You never really know what the New Year will bring until it’s December 31st and you’re trying to pieceĀ 12 months worth of memory. 2015, undoubtedly, was a year that flew right by. But that’s not without a laundry list of events we’d like to forget about or remember for the rest of our lives. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane:
January:
ā¢ Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack
ā¢ Measles outbreak in the U.S.
ā¢ Justin Bieber’s Calvin Klein ads
ā¢ Pope Francis visits the Philippines
ā¢ Facebook announces usersĀ in the U.S. will soon receive Amber Alerts
ā¢ New England Patriots accused of using used under-inflated footballs during theirĀ championship game win against the Indianapolis Colts
February:
ā¢Ā New England Patriots defeat the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl 49
ā¢Ā “The Dress” goes viral
ā¢Ā PlaneĀ hits elevated highway before crashing into a river in Taipei, Taiwan
ā¢Ā Brian Williams suspendedĀ from NBC’s nightly broadcasts following theĀ discoveryĀ of making false statements about his experience reporting in Iraq
ā¢Ā Saturday Night Live celebrates 40 years
ā¢Ā ISIS militants execute more captives
ā¢Ā Star Trek’s Leonard Nimoy passes away
March:
ā¢Ā Zayn Malik announces he will be leaving One Direction
ā¢Ā Co-pilot of Germanwings flight 9525Ā from Barcelona, Spain to Desseldorf, Germany deliberately crashes planeĀ into the French Alps
ā¢Ā Apple Watch makes a debut
ā¢Ā Boko Haram pledges allegiance to ISIS
ā¢Ā New Religious Freedom Restoration ActĀ controversy in the U.S.
April:
ā¢Ā Iran agrees to nuclear deal
ā¢Ā Hillary Clinton announces second bid for President
ā¢Ā Jury findsĀ Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty in the first phase of the Boston Marathon Bombing Trial
ā¢Ā An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 kills thousands in Nepal
ā¢Ā Furious 7 finishes its opening weekend with $143 million at the domestic box office
ā¢Ā California drought
May:
ā¢Ā Miley Cyrus officially launches The Happy Hippie Foundation
ā¢Ā Ireland legalizes same-sex marriage
ā¢ David Letterman says goodbye to his late-night show
ā¢ Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, gives birth to second child, Charlotte
ā¢ Amtrak train going double the limit derails inĀ Philadelphia
ā¢ Mayweather defeats Pacquiao in “Fight of the Century”
June:
ā¢ Caitlyn JennerĀ debuts on the cover of Vanity Fair
ā¢Ā JurassicĀ World opens withĀ $204 million at the domestic box office
ā¢ Nine dead in church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina
ā¢ Same-sex marriage legalized in the U.S.
ā¢ Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup
ā¢ Greece misses debt payment to International Monetary Fund (IMF)
ā¢ NBA Champs, Golden State Warriors, defeat ClevelandĀ Cavaliers
July:
ā¢ The spacecraft, New Horizons, reaches Pluto
ā¢ Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj Twitter drama
ā¢ Mexico’s most notorious drug dealer, “El Chapo”, escapes from a maximum-security prison
ā¢ United States and Cuba re-establish diplomaticĀ relations since 1961
ā¢ President Obama begins historic trip to Kenya
ā¢ Debris found on a remote island in the Indian Ocean is said to be from Malaysian Airlines Flight 370
ā¢ Zimbabwe’s well-loved Cecil the Lion is killed by dentist, Walter Palmer
ā¢ Dating website, Ashley Madison, is hacked
ā¢ Team U.S.A. wins theĀ FIFA Womenās World Cup against Team Japan
August:
ā¢ Disney announces its building of Star Wars attractions in California and Florida
ā¢ Donald Trump leads in his campaign’s first televised Republican presidential debate
ā¢ Bomb explosion at Thailand shrine kills 22
ā¢ The first two women graduate from grueling Army Ranger School
ā¢Ā Francois Hollande presents three young Americans and British man withĀ France’sĀ LĆ©gion d’honneur (Legion of Honour) medal after tackling gunman on a train
ā¢ Stock market crash due to uncertainty in China
ā¢ Two television journalists are killed during live morning broadcast
September:
ā¢ Scientists announce theĀ discoveryĀ of the pre-human species, Homo naledi
ā¢ Stephen Colbert makes his debut on “The Late Show”
ā¢ Lady Gaga releases music video/PSA about sexual harassment and assault
ā¢ 769 killed during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia
ā¢ President Obama welcomesĀ Pope FrancisĀ and Chinese President, Xi Jinping
ā¢ Russian warplanes begin airstrikes in Syria
ā¢Ā Google refinesĀ its logo as it becomesĀ a part of a new holding company called “Alphabet”
ā¢ Apple introduces the iPad Pro and iPhone 6S
ā¢ High school freshman,Ā AhmedĀ Mohamed, is taken into police custody when his homemade digital clock is mistaken for a bomb
October:
ā¢ Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer releases
ā¢ AdeleĀ releases her newest single, “Hello”
ā¢ Shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, killing 9 people
ā¢ Liberal Party leader, Justin Trudeau, becomes Canada’s new Prime Minister
ā¢ Hurricane Patricia in southwestern Mexico
ā¢ Chinese government shifts from one-child to two-child policy
November:
ā¢ Coordinated attacks in Paris by ISIS, killing hundreds
ā¢ FacebookĀ activatesĀ Safety Check after Paris attacks
ā¢ Justin Bieber and One Direction respectively release “Purpose” and “Made in the A.M.” on the same day
ā¢Ā Kobe Bryant announces retirement
ā¢ New polls show Donald Trump leading Republican presidential pack
ā¢ Planned Parenthood clinic shooting
December:
ā¢ Star Wars: The Force Awakens domesticallyĀ grosses $238 million
ā¢ Miss Philippines is crowned Miss Universe after host, Steve Harvey,Ā wrongly announces Miss Colombia
ā¢ Guns ‘N Roses to reunite in 2016
ā¢ ISIS supporters held responsible for San Bernardino shooting atĀ developmentalĀ disability center
ā¢ Donald Trump calls for ban on Muslims
ā¢Ā Canadians welcome Syrian refugees
ā¢ NFL backs out of study of the relationship between football and brain diseases
ā¢ Dubai hotel New Year’s Eve fire
The chaos of controversies and achievements are a reflection of my 2015, I must admit. I had plenty of goals I set for myself, but most fell short. Don’t get me wrong; I took advantage of many opportunities, met wonderfulĀ people, and explored beautiful places, but it felt like something was always missing. Time management? Patience?? Self-assurance???Ā I could go on, butĀ like the events that made 2015 unpredictable, there will always be something to anticipate.
I just hope, above all else, to turn everything around in 2016.
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Happy New Year,
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